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Progress on site transforms Mohawk Harbor

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gallery_items: SHARE Galesi Group COO David Buicko says will be the nicest apartment in the Capital Region, on the Mohawk Harbor site ." /> - The view from what Galesi Group COO David Buicko says will be the nicest apartment in the Capital Region, on the Mohawk Harbor site . SHARE Galesi Group COO David Buicko says will be the nicest apartment in the Capital Region, on the Mohawk Harbor site ." /> - The view from what Galesi Group COO David Buicko says will be the nicest apartment in the Capital Region, on the Mohawk Harbor site . SHARE River House luxury condominiums Friday , October 28, 2016." /> - The main hallway in the River House luxury condominiums Friday , October 28, 2016. SHARE - The intersection of Erie Boulevard and Mohawk Harbor Way in Schenectady Friday, October 28, 2016. SHARE Rivers Casino Hotel on the Mohawk River in Schenectady Friday, October 28, 2016." /> - A boater passes the Rivers Casino Hotel on the Mohawk River in Schene...

Aspen Heights project moves forward in Amherst

AMHERST — A large apartment complex proposed for Route 9 at the Amherst- Hadley town line continues to move through the permitting processes in both communities, even as some residents express worry about the size of the project and how it could impact their neighborhood. Amherst Planning Director Christine Brestrup said people have raised several issues with the 131- apartment Aspen Heights residential community in both written comments and orally at a Zoning Board of Appeals hearing earlier this month. One of the most prominent concerns, Brestrup said, is whether people who live at the proposed complex , to be built at 408 Northampton Road, will drive through the Greenleaves Retirement Community and Windfield Family and Senior Estates. Because Northampton Road is a divided highway, those living at Aspen Heights will have to exit the complex by taking a right, heading east, Brestrup said. To travel west toward the shopping malls, the roads through Greenleaves and Windfield migh...

Cheap Accommodation: Beyond the Hotel/Hostel Dynamic

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I don’t really like staying in hotels. I generally avoid them because of how much they cost. I just don’t see the point of paying $100+ per night for a room I will barely be in most of the day. It seems like a waste of money — no matter how nice a hotel can be. So I stick to the other end of the spectrum: I stay in hostels, with their dorm beds and cheap prices. I love hostels, even if my roommates tend to shit in the room. But what about other types of places to stay? What are some forms of accommodation that don’t rely on you sharing a room with eight snoring strangers? What can you do if you don’t want that but also don’t want to pay the money for a hotel room? Continuing what seems to be my “think outside the box” theme of the last few months, here’s a list of all the different types of accommodation that are easy on your wallet you can choose from: Staying with Locals I’ve talked about this many times before, but since this method is always good to know, it goes on this list too. ...